as i said before its only 10 miles for me but i can imagine it would feel a long way from chester if you weren't used to journey. on a good day i can do from chester to my house in mid anglesey in an hour and a half without going too fast.
i think it's the small roads at the end that allways make it seem longer, when i lived in wrexham and used to go to oulton the last 2 or 3 mles always seemed to take for ages